Jose Mourinho's first Chelsea side were better than current Blues team, says Didier Drogba

Legend: Didier Drogba has won 12 trophies during his two spells at Chelsea GETTY

Didier Drogba believes the first Chelsea team he played in were better than the current Blues squad, although the striker admits Jose Mourinho's Premier League champions will improve in the coming years.

Drogba first linked up with Mourinho at Stamford Bridge in 2004 after completing a £24million move from Marseille, with the striker going on to enjoy a highly successful time at the club - winning 10 trophies until his departure in 2012.

After stints with Chinese side Shanghai Shenhua and Turkish giants Galatasaray, Drogba returned to Chelsea on a one-year deal in July 2014 and subsequently helped the west Londoners win the Premier League and League Cup in Mourinho's second spell at the club last season.

But following his exit from the club in May, Drogba has admitted the first Chelsea side he played in were better than last year's team because of their trophy haul - but is confident the current "younger" side will only get better.

When asked which of the two Chelsea teams he had played in were better, Drogba told Rio Ferdinand on BT Sport: "I think you agree with me when I say the one that achieves the most, so obviously the first one.

"But the second one just won the league being top of the league from day one until the end. The first one didn’t do that so let’s see in the future.

"I would say the first one was better because I was involved more as a player but there is a difference in the way that when I joined the team it was a bit more mature.

"Frank [Lampard], [Claude] Makelele, William Gallas - all these players were around 24, 25 and plus, so this time it’s younger and I can see and I can feel that there is a gap, it can progress together so it's good for the players."

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Brendan Rodgers - Liverpool

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Eddie Howe - Bournemouth

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Jose Mourinho - Chelsea

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Manuel Pellegrini - Manchester City

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Roberto Martinez - Everton

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After winning three Premier League, four FA Cup and two League Cup titles in his first spell at Stamford Bridge, Drogba capped off his initial stint at Chelsea by scoring the winning penalty in the club's Champions League final win over Bayern Munich three years ago.

The striker revealed he has always enjoyed scoring important goals, but entertaining the fans during matches has also been a vital element of his game.

"I always dreamt of finals, the last goal or winning goals," he said.

"In Ivory Coast I was playing with my friends on the street. We used to cut a plastic bottle and put some candies inside - as the cup final.

"And we play like this and try to score the winning goal and share them all out with your friends and I think I just love being in front of people.

"For me football is a game, competitive game - it's also a way of entertaining people and when I'm there I want people to have fun.

"When I go to the stadium and watch the games I want to have fun. I try to give them fun by scoring goals in big games and after it becomes a good habit."